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Senior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/10/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $287,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

As a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer at NVIDIA, you will play a crucial role in developing next-generation Language Processing Unit (LPU) platforms designed for demanding AI workloads. You will collaborate with various teams to shape system architecture and tackle complex challenges while ensuring a robust hardware foundation for large-scale AI. The position emphasizes an inclusive and collaborative environment where innovation thrives. Your work will directly influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap and contribute to the advancement of accelerated computing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of proven experience leading platform, system, or hardware engineering efforts from concept through delivery.
  • Broad system knowledge in electrical/power design, mechanical/thermal engineering, firmware integration, and performance tuning.
  • Experience in pathfinding, evaluating early designs, and maturing them into real solutions.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software boundaries.
  • Clear communication and the ability to align diverse engineering groups.
  • Exposure to large-scale AI platforms such as LPU, GPU, TPU, or custom accelerators.

Responsibilities

  • Drive hardware pathfinding for LPU platforms by leading early investigations into new architectures for power delivery, cooling, mechanical design, and high-bandwidth interconnects.
  • Guide system-level technical decisions that influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap.
  • Work with silicon, architecture, data center, cloud, product, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete, production-ready systems.
  • Lead full-stack system debug, addressing electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, OS, and application behaviors.
  • Support program execution, tracking issues, driving root-cause analysis, and ensuring timely resolution.
  • Own interconnect and cooling architecture, including optical links, backplanes, power distribution, and cluster-level cooling systems.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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